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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,125
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| WHILE GETTING INTO ELEVATOR, DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE, PT TRIED TO STOP IT WITH HAND, DX HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT PUNCHED ELEVATOR DOOR. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT GOT R HAND STUCK IN DOOR OF ELEVATOR AT HIS APT BUILDING YEST. BRUIS ING TO HAND. DX L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 80YOM CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT CONTUSION OF RT HAND - S/P C/O ELEVATOR DOOR SLAMMED RT HAND AT FRIEND'S BLDG X2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| L HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR AT HOSPITAL DX- HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 23 MO MALE GOT HAND CAUGHT IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT DX LT HAND CONTUSION - CRUSHED HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND GOT SMASHED IN ELEVATOR DOOR DX: LT 2ND, 3RD, 4TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89 YR OLD FELL IN ELEVATOR ONTO FLOOR AND INJURED HAND AT NURSING HOME DX/ LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 3 YO MALE CAUGHT HAND IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND FX-PUNCHED AN ELEVATOR DOOR-@ PUBLIC PLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CAUGHT IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSED HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR;DX CONTUSED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CLOSED IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND STUCK IN ELEVATOR AT *** STATION. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PTS HAND GOT CAUGHT IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR THAT WAS CLOSING. DX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS LEAVING DRS OFFICE WHEN HE GOT HIS R HAND CAUGHT IN THE ELEVATOR DOOR. HAS PAIN, BRUISE TO BACK OF HAND. DX R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT DX PAIN TO LT HAND - S/P PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT'S HAND WAS CRUSHED IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX: R HAND SOFT TISSUE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND, CAUGHT BETWEEN CANE AND ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND INJURY FROM ELEVATOR CLOSING ON LEFT HAND. DX-ACUTE CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 64YO HISP FEMALE STS AT HOSPITAL L HAND GOT CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR,C/O PAIN DX L HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX. HAND CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ELEVATOR DOOR AND WALL OR INSIDE ELEVATO R DOOR, SWOLLEN HAND/FINGERS; HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Doors |
| ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON HAND, DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSED HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR;DX CONTUSED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND STUCK IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CT-HIT HAND ON ELEVATOR DOOR-@ HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| R HAND INJURY. GOT CAUGHT IN THE ELEVATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| ELEVATOR DOOR HIT PT'S ARM AND SPILLED HOT COFFEE AT HOSPITAL. DX: L HAND FIRST DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| TRAUMA RT.HAND.PT.REFERS PINCH HAND WITH ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUS HAND, PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR AT *** CORNER DAYCARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED HAND INJURY WHEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIED TO STOP THE ELEVATOR.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| RT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR DX: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PUNCHED AN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX. HAND FX.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS RESTING HAND AGAINST A CLOSED ELEVATOR DOOR AND WHEN THE DOORS S LID OPEN IT PINCHED HER HAND. DX HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR FOR 5 MINUTES;DX CONTUSED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR, SUS HAND SPRAIN% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| STUCK HAND INSIDE THE SLOT OF ELEVATOR DOOR, AT THE HOSPITAL, A STAFF MEMBER PULLED HER HAND OUT- RED & SWOLLEN. DX: SOFT TISSUE BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL IN ELEVATOR HITTING HAND & HAS SMALL LAC. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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